An award-winning legal advice centre is set to run a free session in the town centre this month.

The Legal Advice Centre, run by the University of Bolton, will offer a range of free and impartial legal advice from both students and tutors.

It will run as a drop-in at the central library, with student advisors and qualified solicitors available to help on a wide range of legal matters.

Legal Advice Centre co-ordinator Terry Cokell said: “We hope the event will help us to address the community’s ever-growing need for legal advice.

She added: “We hope that offering an open session to the community, working in partnership with the local library service, that we can reach more people who need our help.”

Further events are planned across the borough to follow up, with Farnworth the next district the team plan to visit.

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Assistance teaching professor Ian Bowden said: “We hope to be able to visit all corners of the borough with our legal advice in these community events.

“They are a crucial way of ensuring we support our local communities whilst also allowing our students to develop the skills and experience they will need in legal practice.”

The session will be held at Bolton Central Library, Crompton Place on Thursday June 22 between 11am and 2pm.